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running between

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in Klang,

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to Sri Petaling in

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. Shah Alam Expressway is the third east–west-oriented expressway in the Klang Valley after the Federal Highway and New Klang Valley Expressway. This expressway is part of the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 Scheme (Sunway Interchange–Sri Petaling Interchange).

Overview

The Shah Alam Expressway is an alternative to the congested Federal Highway, and a motorist on the expressway can practically travel to any part of the Klang Valley as it connects to a wide range of highway networks such as the Damansara–Puchong Expressway,

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, North–South Expressway,

Maju Expressway The Maju Expressway (MEX) (formerly known as Kuala Lumpur–Putrajaya Expressway (KLPE) and KL–KLIA Dedicated Expressway) (Malay: ''Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur-Putrajaya'') is an expressway network in Klang Valley, Malaysia. The -long expressway lin ...

, New Klang Valley Expressway, Kemuning–Shah Alam Highway and the Kuala Lumpur–Karak Expressway. Given its high accessibility in connectivity, the Shah Alam Expressway is a popular travelling mode and over one million motorists ply the route on a daily basis, of which 66% are using the toll-free stretch. The Shah Alam Expressway starts at kilometre 18 near Pandamaran Interchange in Klang,

History

Konsortium Expressway Shah Alam Selangor

The Konsortium Expressway Shah Alam Selangor Sdn Bhd (KESAS) is a join consortium between

Selangor State Development Corporation The State Development Corporation of Selangor or Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS) is a state development corporation in Selangor, Malaysia. Sports * PKNS FC External linksPKNS (Selangor State Development Corporation) website Comp ...

(PKNS), Gamuda Berhad,

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(AMDB) and Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB). The company was formed on 3 September 1993 to finance, design, construct, operate, maintain and collect toll for the Shah Alam Expressway for 28 years and 9 months.

Construction

Construction of the expressway began on 1994. Phase 1 (Seafield–Sri Petaling) was completed in 1996 and Phase 2 (Seafield–Pandamaran) was completed in 1998. During the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, the expressway became a gateway to National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil. The expressway formerly featured its own electronic toll collection system, known as the "Express TAG". From 1 July 2004, the Express TAG was replaced by the

Touch 'n Go The Touch 'n Go smart card is used by Malaysian Malaysian Expressway System, toll expressway and highway operators as the sole electronic money, electronic payment system (EPS). The credit card-sized smart card is made of plastic with Philips' M ...

and SmartTAG systems.

Tolls

The Shah Alam Expressway using opened toll systems.

Electronic Toll Collections (ETC)

As part of an initiative to facilitate faster transaction at the Kemuning, Sunway, Awan Besar and Awan Kecil Toll Plazas, all toll transactions at four toll plazas on the Shah Alam Expressway will be conducted electronically via

cards or SmartTAGs starting 2 March 2016.

Toll rates

(Starting 15 January 2013)

List of interchanges, laybys and rest and service areas

Below is a list of interchanges (exits), laybys and rest and service areas along the Shah Alam Expressway. The exits are arranged in ascending numerical order from West to East.

External links

Gamuda Group

KESAS